| (a) The assessment shall be collected at commodity
process points. Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,
the commodity process point shall collect the assessment by deducting
the appropriate amount from the purchase price of the cattle or from
any funds advanced for that purpose.
(b) If the producer and commodity process point are
the same legal entity, or if the producer retains ownership after
processing, the commodity process point shall collect the assessment
directly from the producer at the time of processing/sale.
(c) The secretary-treasurer of the Council, by registered
or certified mail, shall notify each known commodity process point
of the duty to collect the assessment, the manner in which the assessment
is to be collected, and the date on or after which the commodity process
point is to begin collecting the assessment.
(d) The amount of the assessment collected shall be
clearly shown on the sales invoice or other document evidencing the
transaction. The commodity process point shall furnish a copy of the
document to the producer.
(e) Unless otherwise provided by the original referendum,
no later than the 15th day of each month, the commodity process point
shall remit the amount collected during the previous month to the
secretary-treasurer of the Council, along with a completed form prescribed
by the Council reflecting such amount.
(f) The timeliness of a payment to the Council shall
be based on the applicable postmark date or the date actually received
by the Council, whichever is earlier.
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